3 famous people were born in Lessay

Georges Desdevises Du Dézert (French poet (1854–1942)) is the best known by our measure: 6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Jean-François Le Grand and Octave Navarre.

3 people born in Lessay have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).

Among its famous people, writers and artists: 2 of the 3. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 25% across French towns.

Georges Desdevises Du Dézert, born in 1854. The youngest on the list was born in 1942.

People whose Wikidata birthplace is Lessay itself, matched by its INSEE code (a commune merged into it counts when the dates allow), whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. A hospital or neighbourhood recorded without its commune isn’t matched. People who only lived here, adult performers and people known mainly for crimes aren’t listed.

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